The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-21
EXPRESSIONS OF THE STATE PRESS.


Terre Haute Express: The unseating of State
Senator Mcdonald was unfair, TO say the least.
The minority was not given opportunity to be
heard, nor even time to prepare report. The
Democrats continue to pave the way for grand
Republican victory in 1855.
Petersburg Press The Indiana Democrats
believed. when they devised the infamous gerry
mander in this State. that their part of the work
WAS accomplished. Their disappoin tment, whens
the election returns disclosed theiE defeat. has
made them furious and driven them to revolu-
ton to secure what they thought was before
made certain
Muncie News: Amid all the noise and buster.
all the scheming, all the charges and counter
charges. one all-mporrant fact stands out so
plainly that il cannot be obscured and that is
that the Democrats of the LEGISLATURE. whether
legally or Illegally, doing all in their power
to defeat the Will of the majority Of the voters
expressed at the ballot-box.
Thorntown Argus: The masses of the Demo
cratic rarty In this section, we find. have no
sympathy whatever with the actions of the lead
at Indianapolis These are honest. fair.
minded men, aud, within the next years,
these leaders will learn that honest men will not
follow them They will learn that 1t is not all
Democrats that can be whipped into the harness
and made to pull corrupt carcasses into fat
Offices.
Shelbyville Republican: The Democrats seek
to defraud the voters of this State out of their
choice Of officers, and to further dsfranchse
the majority of the people. The Cnrrvmander
failed to accomplish that result. Their frauds
at the polls were not enough. Their erasnres
and forgeries of returns after the election of the
poll book and tally papers. all fell short of ac
comprising their purposes, they resort to this
further scheme of insamv. They decline to ac-
cept the result of the polls. and seek any and
every subsequent means to bolster UP minority
In this State
Frankfort Banner: The principle OF popular
governments is on trial at Indianapolis. If the
will of the people can be set aside by the mere
dictum of judge, then, indeed is popular gov
ernmens II failue. The will of the people is the
highest law In the land if this be- not So then
this is not government "of, for and by the
people" The mills grind slow but sometimes
exceedingly fine, and they who, for mere
temporary political advantage. undertake to
! trample under foot the fundamental principles
| of our government. will learn that they are
| treading dangerous ground.
| Richmond Palladium: If Smith is legally en-
| titled to discharge the duties of Lieutenant-gov
ernor ne is not legally entitled to discharge the
| duties of Senator at the same time. II e Is not,
therefore, entitled to vote as siisH Senator for
| United States Senator, and if he does his vote
will be illegal. and if a United States Senator
| should be elected by such illegal vote cast by
! Smith the Senate of the United States will re-
/ fuse to receive him. As the stands,
and in view of Smiths claim 70 be the Lieusen-
| ant-eovernor. the Republican chances Of finally
securing the United States Senator are greatly
| strengthened.
|
| ators of Indiana have shown themselves utterly
! devoid of the first principles OF the American
policy Of the rule Of the majority of the people.
In November last the voice of the voters was
| Enthusiastically opposed to further Democratic
rule in the State. Every Democratic candidate
| on the State ticket was defeated. The Legisla-
ture was made Republican, although the State
had been so UNANIMOUSLY fixed that there seemed
no hope of even reducing the Democratic major
ity. Beaten at the polls, they first tried ballot
stealing. then they resorted to tricks that thief
would hesitate at. and finally the Senate over
turned all precedent and ignored all right. In
diana has always been disgraced by the Demo
cratic leaders 1t is infinitely more disgraced by
the present revolution of these leaders against
all right and justice.
North Vernon Plain Dealer: It is said by
some Of his party papers that A. G. ,ttAh-has
said that he told both Republicans and Demo
Gratis that he did not at any time admit that
there was a Acknowledgements TO elect, but
always claimed the Office for himself He is late
thinking of this. His home is at North Vernon.
Yet nobody here heard of any such claim until
after Nelson's defeat at the polls. Mr.. Smith
was aware that Attorney general Hord, a Demo
crat. gave it as his opinion that the vacancy in
the acknowledgements Office must be filed
by election. He attended the Democratic
convention and participated in the nomination
of Judge Nelson. The name of A. G. Smith
, was put in nomination at the convention fol
, that Office. and he declined. Why
) Not because there vacancy, To-
ho VI" NV Sidiu any CHluR VI tDo hIio, out VIC
canse he preferred to remain a working member
OF the Senate. He took part in the canvass, ant
urged his hearers to vote for Judge Nelson. On
election day he voted for Judge Nelson himself
and all day circulated tickets among his Demo
I cratic friends, and Nelson's name ever.
ticket The writer Of this was inspector of cleo
ton at the polls were Smith voted and worked
and Nelson's name was not scratched from an,
! Democratic ticket. Having consented to ane
participated in the election, it is. say the least
exceedingly ungraceful for Smith to set II
claims to the lieutenant-covernship merely be
, cause there are more Republicans in the State o
Indiana than there are Democrats. Is the &C
: of the people to be null6ed by few unscrupu
, lous conspiratorsl